Saharienne When haute couture blends with perfumery Since 1961, the year the Yves Saint Laurent house was founded, the couturier has elevated women by contributing to the liberation of their social condition. Yves Saint Laurent liked to provoke the bourgeoisie, even to shock it.
Saharienne by Yves Saint Laurent, an ode to travel
A garment by Yves Saint Laurent turned fragrance
Before being the name of a fragrance, Saharienne is above all the name of an iconic laced jacket by the Yves Saint Laurent house. This legendary piece was created in 1969 and is an emblem of travel. It calls for escape and never failed to captivate from its very first appearance. Moreover, it has been reinterpreted many times throughout the collections. Furthermore, the Saharienne is a jacket worn like a second skin. In this sense, it is a concentration of sensuality, elevating women's figures. The woman who wears it appears both wild and provocative while remaining authentic and close to nature. It is exactly this philosophy that is at the heart of the Saharienne fragrance by Yves Saint Laurent. It symbolizes a free femininity. It evokes a distant escapade with a powerful allure. The Saharienne woman has never been so feline and captivating. Saharienne is like a sun-drenched mirage with an extraordinary power of attraction. Yet Saharienne is a fresh fragrance… No doubt the most fiery in its category!
The sensual freshness of Saharienne
The Saharienne fragrance is owed to perfumers Carlos Benaïm and Anne Flipo. It is a concentration of freshness. It opens with a citrus accord featuring Primo Fiore lemon zest, bergamot and mandarin. These tangy notes are also paired with the sun-kissed, radiant bitterness of crushed orange leaves. Then galbanum brings its green scent. What is more, this is further reinforced by the presence of blackcurrant bud. The heart of Saharienne then becomes more daring. It contains pink pepper and ginger. Finally, everything ends with a drier, woodier warmth emanating from pine needles. Nevertheless, if Saharienne captivates with its scent, its bottle is no less remarkable. It displays a crystalline transparency. Its golden juice shows through it, almost resembling an expanse of warm sand. Yves Saint Laurent's iconic Cassandre logo appears at its center and radiates like a source of energy. The entire glass of Saharienne is worked with multiple facets, which only enhances its radiance. Finally, it is topped with a hammered gold cap, very couture in style. This fragrance is thus a beautiful tribute to one of the finest fashion pieces from the Yves Saint Laurent house.
Saharienne Eau de Toilette
The most fiery of fresh fragrances. An invitation to travel. Its name sounds like an evidence. A tribute to the iconic laced jacket, a legendary piece of Yves Saint Laurent couture. An ode to sensuality that elevates the figure in a provocative play of concealment and reveal on skin. A striking celebration of a free, wild and provocative femininity.
True to the writing style of Yves Saint Laurent fragrances, Saharienne reinvents freshness in an unprecedented register. Provocative, it upends the codes and blends extreme temperatures, from a luminous burst to an incandescent sillage.
At the top, Italian Primo Fiore lemon zest, bergamot and mandarin splash thousands of tangy sparks over overexposed white petals, like a blanc de blancs champagne. The soft bitterness of crushed orange leaves is pricked by a few green arrows, shot by galbanum and blackcurrant bud. The sun-kissed, salty floral effluvia are galvanized by the boldness of pink pepper and ginger. The sensation is voluptuous and enveloping, sweet and caressing.
Olfactory Family: Aromatic – Fresh
Top Notes: Lemon, Bergamot, Mandarin.
Heart Notes: Crushed Orange Leaves, Galbanum, Blackcurrant Bud.
Base Notes: Pink Pepper, Ginger.